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#GAFEPeak “Living in Beta”

Eric Lawson @elawson1977

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School in the 1980’s

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School in the Present

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21st Century Skills

The Four C’s

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  • Creativity
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking

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School in the 1980’s

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School in the Present

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Why Use Technology?

  • To enhance the lesson or meaning
  • To be more efficient with time
  • To adapt to different scenarios
  • To promote problem solving
  • To choose the best tool for the task

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1980s

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1980s

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1980s

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1980s

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1980s

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1980s

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1980s

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1980s

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1980s

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But How Can We Keep Up?

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Adaptability

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You Have to Stay Flexible

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Sharing Google Docs

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Google Classroom

Handout and Turn-in workflow designed for you!

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Google Classroom

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The iWatch from Apple

Due to release sometime before Christmas 2014

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Watch, phone, health summary, etc.

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Self-Driving Car by Google

Already being produced.

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Page it from your device to pick you up.

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A Day Made of Glass

Powered by Corning

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Montage of 4 videos created by the company.

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Did You Know?

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  • The present day average worker only stays at each of his/her jobs for 4.4 years

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  • What skills can we teach our students today for their career choices of tomorrow?

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A Conference Call in Real Life

Communication

Collaboration

Flexibility

Digital Literacy

Presentation

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How can we best prepare our students?

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Digital Citizenship

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Never Call/Text on a Golf Course

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“Okay Google”